MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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